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Blue-Poli (BP): an accessible and rapid method for detecting colistin resistance in Enterobacterales

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  1. School of Medicine and Health Science, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Marcelo Pillonetto, Débora Nicole Kulek, Angela Guzzo Lemke & Gabriel Savogin Andraus

  2. State Laboratory for Public Health, Department of Health Assistance and Surveillance, Secretary of Health, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Marcelo Pillonetto, Débora Nicole Kulek & Guilherme Nardi Becker

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Pillonetto, M., Kulek, D.N., Lemke, A.G. et al. Blue-Poli (BP): an accessible and rapid method for detecting colistin resistance in Enterobacterales. Braz J Microbiol 53, 2195–2197 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-022-00862-7

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